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Taiser Town or Taiser Town Scheme-45 (Urdu: تیسر ٹاؤن ) is a neighborhood in Malir Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was established by the Malir Development Authority to resettle people displaced due to the construction of the Lyari Expressway along the Lyari River. It is located near the Gulshan-e-Maymar toll plaza, northern bypass and Khuda Ki Basti. Taiser Town is also known as Lyari Basti.
Ethnic groups include Bangalis, Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras and Ismailis. Over 99% of the population is Muslim and most people are Bangali. The second largest group are Pakhtuns. The population of Malir Town is estimated to be nearly one million. Taiser is near Khuda Ki Basti and the northern bypass. Taiser town people are purchased dirty water for drinking from tanker Mafia. Taiser town people belongs to poor family. Politician of Taiser Town not solved sewerage problem and other problem example drinking water, sewerage, electricity, dustbin (garbage), repairing roads and gas and electricity meter since 2005 etc. now gas & electricity available her 2018.
Etymology
Taiser was a sister of Mokhi (a folk story which is covered in the poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai), the Taiser town is named after Taiser.
See also
- Malir Development Authority
- Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project
- City District Government Karachi
External links
- Taiser Town
- Taiser Town Scheme to provide shelter to homeless
- Taiser Town attracts 309,300 applications
- Move from Lyari to Taiser Town brings education and hope
- Resettlement site emerging as model township: Taiser Town